US Marshals join search for suspect in slaying of Pennsylvania police officer

US Marshals join search for suspect in slaying of Pennsylvania police officer

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Updated: 5:19 AM CST Nov 21, 2017

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WEBVTT TO MARCIA CIPRIANI WHO HAS THESEARCH FOR THE GUNMAN.REPORTER: WE ARE A LOWER BOROUGHPOLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THISIS THE COMMAND POST FOR THEINVESTIGATION.WHERE MY SOURCES TELL MEINTERVIEWS ARE BEING CONDUCTED,AND THE SEARCH IS BEINGCOORDINATED.LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THESUSPECT.WHO IS WHO INVESTIGATORS ARESTILL SEARCHING FOR IDENTIFIEDAS RAHMAEL SAL HOLT.HE KILLED NEW KENSINGTON BRIANSHAW DURING A FOOT PURSUIT.SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN AMANHUNT FOR HOLT.WE WERE THERE WHEN THE U.S.MARSHAL'S TASK FORCE AS WELL ASTHE STATE POLICE SUITED UP,GATHERED TOGETHER AND WENT OUTTO SEARCH FOR HOLT.IT'S UNCLEAR WHERE THEY WEREGOING.I CAN TELL YOU MY SOURCES THATSPOKEN TO HER MOTHER URGING HIMTO TURN HIMSELF IN.OFFICERS FROM ALL OVER THE OVERTHE AREA ARE SEARCHING FOR HOLTAND IF THEY KNOW WHERE HE ISTHEY MUST COME FORWARD.>> I WOULD EMPLOY ANYBODY WHOHAS CONTACT WITH WITH MR. HOLTTO CONTACT 911 AND GIVE US ANYINFORMATION YOU HAVE OR HISWHEREABOUTS AND ALSO TO ADVICEYOU IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOUHAVE A PERSON THAT IS A THEFUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE IN THISPARTICULAR CASE A SUSPECT IN AHOMICIDE AND THAT'S WHO YOU AREHARBORING YOU ARE GUILTY OF ACRIME AND CAN BE CHARGED AS SUCHSUCH.REPORTER: IF YOU HAVE ANYINFORMATION YOU CAN CERTAINLYCALL LOWER BOROUGH POLICE, WHICHIS THE COMMAND CENTER AS IMENTIONED TO COORDINATE ANDTRACK DOWN HOLT THE LOWERBOROUGH OFFICERS TELL ME THATTHEY ARE TRYING TO HELP NEWKENSINGTON POLICE OFFICERS ASMUCH AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE NEWKENSINGTON POLICE HELPED THEMSIX YEARS AGO WHEN LOWERPROCEDURE R-BOROUGH K-9 OFFICERWAS KILLED.YOU CAN CALL LOWER BOROUGH OR

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US Marshals join search for suspect in slaying of Pennsylvania police officer

U.S. Marshals and members of the Pennsylvania State Police suited to search for Rahmael Holt, the man who they say shot and killed Pennsylvania police Officer Brian Shaw.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Rahmael Sal Holt, 29, who police said has been identified as the suspect in Shaw's death Friday night. Anyone who sees Holt or has information on his whereabouts should call 911.

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A reward has been increased to $55,000 for information that leads to the location and arrest of Holt, police said Monday.

On Sunday night, police issued a "be on the lookout" alert for Lisa Harrington, who has been called a person of interest but no charges have been filed against her. She was questioned by police Monday and her mother said they are cooperating with police. Police have not said why they want to find Harrington.

Shaw, 25, had been with the New Kensington Police Department less than a year, Chief Jim Klein said.

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Police have said that Shaw made a traffic stop, which led to a foot pursuit. At some point, shots were fired and Shaw was fatally wounded. A "be on the lookout" alert was issued for a gold-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was found unoccupied in New Kensington, not far from the shooting scene.

At a Saturday news conference, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Stephen Limani would not discuss the reason for the traffic stop or any other details of the case, saying that doing so could compromise the investigation. He repeated a call for tips from the public, no matter how small the detail, and said a $30,000 reward was available."I'm asking anybody with any information, as minute as they think it might be, please, please give us a call. We need to find the person who did this," Klein said after the shooting on Friday night.

"Their department is grieving from the loss of one of their brothers, and if you have any information, please contact 911," Limani said. "It's very important that we get any bit of information that we can to find the person who committed this homicide."

Nicole Drum said she saw Shaw fall to the ground and tried to help him, saying it was the right thing to do for someone who spent his life protecting others.

"I heard about six to seven gunshots, and I heard something hit my house. I wasn't positive until later on that it actually hit our house," she said.

"I didn't think twice. I went outside and just ran out there, and I probably shouldn't have ran out there like that because the shooter was obviously still on the loose."